GRASCA – graduate school in contract archaeology
The Graduate School in Contract Archaeology (GRASCA) is a research school for Swedish contract archaeology. Since 2015, nine doctoral students have been conducting research on how Swedish contract archaeology can enhance its impact in society and extend its market.
The research school is a unique venture financed by The Knowledge Foundation and Linnaeus University in collaboration with the following participating companies: Bohuslän Museum, Jamtli in Östersund, Kalmar County Museum Department of Museum Archaeology, the conservation service Västarvet Studio Västsvensk Konservering and Stiftelsen Kulturmiljövård. For more information, please contact the Director of the Research School, Professor Cornelius Holtorf.
Presentation of the projects
Read more about the project at each doctoral student's page.
Stiftelsen Kulturmiljövård
Västarvet Studio Västsvensk Konservering
Licentiate theses within GRASCA
- Fredrik Gunnarsson: Archaeological Challenges, Digital Possibilities: Digital Knowledge Development and Communication in Contract Archaeology
- Clara Alfsdotter: Bad Death at Sandby borg: A Bioarchaeological Analysis of Intergroup Violence and Postmortem Agency of Unburied Corpses
- Ulrika Söderström: Contract Archaeology and Sustainable Development: Between Policy and Practice
- Delia Ní Chíobháin Enqvist: Digital Maritime Sights: Digital visual documentation and communicationin Scandinavian contract maritime archaeology
- Vivan Smits: Att skapa ett kulturarv (in Swedish only)
- Ivonne Dutra Leivas: Stadsarkeologi, Förmedling och Skolan: Bortom historieämnets horisont (in Swedish only)
- Charina Knutson: Conducting Archaeology in Swedish Sápmi: Policies, Implementations and Challenges in a Postcolonial Context
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Written about Grasca
- Sámi people rarely involved in archaeological projects dealing with their cultural heritage News
- Clara Alfsdotter will carry out research on human decomposition News
- Contract archaeology and future sustainability studied in new research News
- Continued trust in unique graduate school in archaeology News